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holm

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Of elkanleighe hilisbrók on þane holm ; þane endelanges thes brókes in on wryng; þanen end-lang wryng, C. D. B. ii. 264, 18

Lunden

(n.)
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Lundene weard, P. 148, 14: 1052; P. 179, 7. On Paules byrig binnan Lundene, C. D. iv. 290, 15. On Súðrian wið Lundenne, iii. 349, 36. Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne, Chr. 839 ; P. 64, 3. Gemát on Lunden, 1050; P. 171. 37. Aƀƀ Lunden, 38.

mylen-gear

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-gear, es; m.
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D. B. ii. 305, 22-30. Andlang on ðone mulenger; ðonan andlang ðære mylendíc, C. D. v. 383, 11. On ðone ealdan myliar ðǽr ðá welegas standað; ðæt west andlang human, iii. 421, 32

Linked entries: gear myliær

on-cirran

Grammar
on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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D. i. 235, 1. add: to turn with the mind Ðá oncierde him seó gehygd deófolgylde, Shrn. 92, 14. to change Sume men secgað þǽr oncyrre mannes líchama ne mæge mid his wífe gerestan, Lch. i. 364, 2

pyll

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On brádan bricge; and of brádan bricge ðæt on holan pyl; and of holan pylle on pincanhammes díc: and of pincanhammes díc innan miclan pyl; and of miclan pylle ðæt æft on Sæferne, C. D. iii. 406, 2-6.

middæg-sang

(n.)
Grammar
middæg-sang, es; m.

The midday service

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The midday service Úhtsang and prímsang, undernsang and middægsang, nónsang and ǽfensang, and nihtsang, L. Ælfc, C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 7. De officio sextae horae. Middægsang. On midne dæg sculon God herian, Btwk. 216, 13: R. Ben. 39, 19: 40, 7

nón-sang

(n.)
Grammar
nón-sang, es; m.

The service held at the ninth hournones

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The service held at the ninth hour, nones Ða seofon tídsangas . . . nónsang, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 7. De officio nonae horae (nónsang), Btwk. 216, 31 : R. Ben. 39, 19 : 40, 7. Nónsang singaþ nonam psallimus, Hymn. Surt. 60, 35

be-weardian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weardian, -weardigan; part. -weardigende; p. ode; pp. od

To ward, protect, keepcustodireprotegere, observare

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To ward, protect, keep; custodire; protegere, observare Ðú, Drihten, beweardast us tu, Domine, custodies nos, Ps. Spl. 11, 8. Hálige englas ða dǽda beweardiaþ holy angels protect the deeds, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 31. Beweardigende observantes, Ps.

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happenevĕnīreaccĭdēre

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To happen; evĕnīre, accĭdēre Geberian compĕtĕre, C. R. Ben. 37. Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

tihtlian

(v.)
Grammar
tihtlian, p. ode
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To charge with an offence, to accuse Gif man mæssepreóst tihtlige ánfealdre sprǽce, L. Eth. ix. 19; Th. i. 344, 11: 20; Th. i. 344, 15. Tihtlige (tihlige, MS. A.), L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 12. v. be-tihtlian, ge-tihtlod

birce

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Birciae, birce populus, Txts. 88, 792. Birce, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 22. Byrce, ii. 68, 25. Birce beta, i. 285, 38: ii. 11, 57. Byrce betulus, 12, 65. Beeástan ðá bircan, C. D. iii. 213, 3. In ðá twislihtran biricean, 391, 21. Add

dínor

(n.)
Grammar
dínor, díner, es; m.
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A coin Denarius is se dínor þe áwehð decem nummos þæt sind týn penegas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 285, 2. Þá mǽstan digneras folles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 2. Dínra beorh (a hill where money had been found? ), C. D. v. 332, 18

Linked entries: díner dýneras

eten-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
eten-lǽs, (w)e; f.
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The common pasture land Þæt landstycce sceal beón nýhst etenlǽse (vicina compascuis, Latin version; cf. compascuus ager gemǽne lǽs, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 54), Ll. Th. i. 440, 15. Ofer wudu ofer feld ofer ecen lǽse (etenlǽse ?), C. D. v. 262, 18

Linked entry: lǽs

higera

Grammar
higera, [In Rä. 25, 8 the rune is that for æ not for a. v. Beiblatt, xxiv. 41]
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Add Fína vel higrae, higre picus, Txts. 88, 808. Higrae, traigis, 103, 2064: cicuanus, 51, 476. Higere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 30. Higre berna, 11, 5, Higrae (-ę), Txts. 44, 156. in a local name: On higran hongran, C. D. v. 135, 37

hilde

(n.)
Grammar
hilde, an; f.

A slopedeclivity

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A slope, declivity Helde, burhsteall clivium (cliuium, ascensus singularis uiae, Ld. Gl. H. s.v. glebum) i. discensum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 72. On Owunes hyldan ufewyrde, C. D. v. 293, 25.

Linked entries: holde helde

land-mearc

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Mín is Galaaþes landmearc meus est Galaad Ps. L. 107, 9. Þis sind þá landmearca Byligesdýne, C. D. iii. 274, 31. Þegnas and ceorlas habbað landmearke, mycele geríst hyt seó tíd hæbbe mearke, Angl. viii. 326, 12. Add

in-land

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Ic selle mínum geréfan ánes hídes lond on eásttúne, swá swá Herred hit hæfde, on ðreóra monna dæg, and all ðæt innlond beligeð án díc útane, Cht. E. 169, 29. Wulfége ðæt inland, and Ælfége ðæt útland, C. D. ii. 381, 16. Add

mildelíce

(adv.)
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Chrd. 49, 11. Uton wendan ús úrum Drihtne, us wyle mildelíce underfón, Wlfst. 142, 10. Se cyning andwyrde þǽre cwéne swíðe mildelíce, Hml. A. 101, 304. hit swíðe mildlíce ágeaf ðám bisceop, C. D. v. 140, 29. Add

sceáp

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Gif hwá drince wyrm on wætere, ofsníðe sceáp raðe, drince hát sceápes blód, Lch. ii. 114, 8. létan him . . . þá mǽde þe gebyrað ðám geréflande . . . and his sceápa lǽse æfter þæs hláfordes, C. D. B. i. 544, 3. Add

west

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Add: cpve. westra Se westra crochyrst; ðonne óðer crochyrst, C. D. vi. 67, 12. Eal bútan ánan hrycge dǽm westmæstan (weste-, 400, 6), and twégen æceras ongemang hína lande, and se westra eásthealh and án stycce ðæt westmǽstan, iii. 19, 4-7